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in the remote east of afghanistan near the mountainous border of pakistan. helicopters carrying dozens of elite army rangers race over the rugged landscape. their target is an insurgent compound. the mission is high risk. it's broad daylight. the insurgents are heavily armed, but it's considered a risk worth taking because intelligence indicates that a top al qaeda commander is in that compound. soon the helicopters touch down, and our rangers immediately come under fire. within minutes leroy, then a staff sergeant, and another soldier are pushing ahead into a courtyard surrounded by high mud walls. that's when the enemy opens up with their ak-47s. leroy is hit in both legs. he's bleeding badly, but he summons the strength to lead the other ranger to cover behind a chicken coop. he radios for support. he hurls a grenade at the enemy, giving cover to a third ranger who rushes to their aid. an enemy grenade explodes nearby, wounding leroy's two comrades. then a second grenade lands. this time only a few feet away. every human impulse would tell someone to turn
in the remote east of afghanistan near the mountainous border of pakistan. helicopters carrying dozens of elite army rangers race over the rugged landscape. their target is an insurgent compound. the mission is high risk. it's broad daylight. the insurgents are heavily armed, but it's considered a risk worth taking because intelligence indicates that a top al qaeda commander is in that compound. soon the helicopters touch down, and our rangers immediately come under fire. within minutes leroy,...
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military aid to pakistan. this is an indication the white house does not intend to stop the unmanned drone program which has been a source of tension with pakistan. in syria, angry mobs attack the american embassy. demonstrators burned the american flag you see them there. they ripped the letters off the embassy building. this follows after the ambassador criticized the political uprising there. and secretary of state, hillary clinton, condemned the industry attack. if anyone including president asad thinks the united states is secretly hoping the regime will emerge from this turmoil to continue this brutality and oppression, they are wrong. >> now. demonstrators loyal to the president and the syrian target also targeted the french embassy. it's believed there are angry about a visit to an opposition city last week. >>> 7:46. vallejo city council meets tonight with local american indian tribes -- indian trains trying to settle a protest. the city wants to build a park at glencoe native american burial site. fo
military aid to pakistan. this is an indication the white house does not intend to stop the unmanned drone program which has been a source of tension with pakistan. in syria, angry mobs attack the american embassy. demonstrators burned the american flag you see them there. they ripped the letters off the embassy building. this follows after the ambassador criticized the political uprising there. and secretary of state, hillary clinton, condemned the industry attack. if anyone including...
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and pakistan growing even wider this morning. now that pakistan has arrested a local doctor accusing him of helping the cia set up a fake vaccination sting to track down osama bin laden. reza sayah live from islamabad this morning. how did the sting work and how did the doctor's arrest impact the already damaged relationship between the u.s. and pakistan? >> yeah. this thing straight out of a spy novel, kiran. a pakistani intelligence source tells us that this pakistani doctor is in custody. it's not clear if he's going to be charged with anything. we know he's suspected of being linked with a very intricate cia plot to confirm that, indeed, bin laden was hiding out in abbottbad. the source tells us this doctor had staged a fake vaccination campaign offering free vaccinations and polio drops to people and children in abbottbad. according to the british paper "the guardian" he hired two nurses who were going around house to house offering shots and the plan was to use the vaccine, the syringe, from the bin laden kids or extract bl
and pakistan growing even wider this morning. now that pakistan has arrested a local doctor accusing him of helping the cia set up a fake vaccination sting to track down osama bin laden. reza sayah live from islamabad this morning. how did the sting work and how did the doctor's arrest impact the already damaged relationship between the u.s. and pakistan? >> yeah. this thing straight out of a spy novel, kiran. a pakistani intelligence source tells us that this pakistani doctor is in...
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in pakistan, intelligence officials reported u.s. drone aircraft, firing missiles, killed at least 42 suspected militants in less than 24 hours. four missile strikes targeted sites in tribal areas near the afghan border, beginning late monday night. u.s. and pakistani relations have been increasingly tense since the raid that killed osama bin laden. a u.s. army ranger was awarded the nation's highest military award, the medal of honor, today for heroism in afghanistan. during a fight in 2008, sergeant first class leroy petry was shot in both legs and lost his right hand when he tried to throw back an enemy grenade. his actions saved two other rangers. president obama presented the medal at a white house ceremony this afternoon. later, outside the white house, petry said all of the troops serving overseas are heroes. >> whenever you have a chance or opportunity to thank them, check them, give them a pat on the back for the job they've done because they've earned it. that's the british award any service member can get is just a simple
in pakistan, intelligence officials reported u.s. drone aircraft, firing missiles, killed at least 42 suspected militants in less than 24 hours. four missile strikes targeted sites in tribal areas near the afghan border, beginning late monday night. u.s. and pakistani relations have been increasingly tense since the raid that killed osama bin laden. a u.s. army ranger was awarded the nation's highest military award, the medal of honor, today for heroism in afghanistan. during a fight in 2008,...
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reportedly ran a phony vaccination program in pakistan where osama bin laden was hiding to get dna evidence proving that he was there. the new york times says the pakistani doctor who ran the program had temporary access to the bin laden compound but never actually saw bin laden himself. that doctor was also unable to get dna samples from bin laden's family members. the paper says the doctor has now been arrested and is being held in pakistani custody because of his suspected collaboration with the united states. >>> well, the half brother of afghan president ha mid karzai is dead. you see him here in video from a couple years ago was assassinated today. officials say it was a "trustworthy associate" who went to karzai's house to get him to sign some papers. the man shot karzai in the head and the chest. he's been called the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. he survives several previous assassination attempts. >>> the u.s. house comes in to session in just about 45 minutes. and as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom they're battling over lightbulbs. atson
reportedly ran a phony vaccination program in pakistan where osama bin laden was hiding to get dna evidence proving that he was there. the new york times says the pakistani doctor who ran the program had temporary access to the bin laden compound but never actually saw bin laden himself. that doctor was also unable to get dna samples from bin laden's family members. the paper says the doctor has now been arrested and is being held in pakistani custody because of his suspected collaboration with...